Subjects/Predicates and Subject/Verb Agreement

Front

Identify the simple subject: The brown rabbit hopped in the garden.

Back

rabbit

Answer explanation

The simple predicate is always a noun or pronoun. There are usually multiple nouns and pronouns in a sentence, so the simple subject is the one doing the action of the sentence.

Front

Identify the simple subject: Students at our school try to do their best work.

Back

Students

Answer explanation

The simple predicate is always a noun or pronoun. There are usually multiple nouns and pronouns in a sentence, so the simple subject is the one doing the action of the sentence.

Front

Identify the simple subject: The white blood cells in your body fight disease.

Back

cells

Answer explanation

The simple predicate is always a noun or pronoun. There are usually multiple nouns and pronouns in a sentence, so the simple subject is the one doing the action of the sentence.

Front

Identify the simple subject: The long night passed slowly into daylight.

Back

night

Answer explanation

The simple predicate is always a noun or pronoun. There are usually multiple nouns and pronouns in a sentence, so the simple subject is the one doing the action of the sentence.

Front

Identify the simple subject: Carla's grandfather writes often to his family in Italy.

Back

grandfather

Answer explanation

The simple predicate is always a noun or pronoun. There are usually multiple nouns and pronouns in a sentence, so the simple subject is the one doing the action of the sentence.

Front

Identify the simple predicate: The television drama was very unrealistic.

Back

was

Answer explanation

The simple predicate is always a verb or verb phrase. If there are multiple words having to do with action in a sentence, the simple predicate is the action that the subject is taking.

Ex: We went on a run.

Went is the predicate, but run is a noun in this sentence.

Front

Identify the simple predicate: The massive brown bear was wandering through the neighborhood.

Back

was wandering

Answer explanation

The simple predicate is always a verb or verb phrase. If there are multiple words having to do with action in a sentence, the simple predicate is the action that the subject is taking.

Ex: We went on a run.

Went is the predicate, but run is a noun in this sentence.

Front

Identify the simple predicate: My aunt gave me money for my birthday.

Back

gave

Answer explanation

The simple predicate is always a verb or verb phrase. If there are multiple words having to do with action in a sentence, the simple predicate is the action that the subject is taking.

Ex: We went on a run.

Went is the predicate, but run is a noun in this sentence.

Front

Identify the simple predicate: The girls in the 12th grade choir sung at the concert.

Back

sung

Answer explanation

The simple predicate is always a verb or verb phrase. If there are multiple words having to do with action in a sentence, the simple predicate is the action that the subject is taking.

Ex: We went on a run.

Went is the predicate, but run is a noun in this sentence.

Front

Identify the simple predicate: The bus suddenly stopped at the corner.

Back

stopped

Answer explanation

The simple predicate is always a verb or verb phrase. If there are multiple words having to do with action in a sentence, the simple predicate is the action that the subject is taking.

Ex: We went on a run.

Went is the predicate, but run is a noun in this sentence.